2002 · Week 13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Dec 1, 2002 · Louisiana Superdome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints held off Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23–20. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 40% chance going in. Saints improve to 8-4; Buccaneers fall to 9-3. Aaron Brooks paced the offense with 155 passing yards and 2 TDs; 5 rushing yards.
Team stats
| TB | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 14 |
| 310 | Total yards | 267 |
| 276 | Passing yards | 165 |
| 34 | Rushing yards | 102 |
| 28/44 | Comp / Att | 10/26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 28/44 | 276 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alstott | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 8 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan McCardell | 11 | 14 | 107 | 1 |
| Keyshawn Johnson | 5 | 13 | 53 | 0 |
| Mike Alstott | 2 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| Michael Pittman | 6 | 7 | 27 | 0 |
| Joe Jurevicius | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jameel Cook | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Ken Dilger | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
NO
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 9/25 | 155 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake Delhomme | 1/1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Brooks | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Deuce McAllister | 27 | 99 | 1 |
| Jake Delhomme | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horn | 5 | 11 | 106 | 1 |
| Deuce McAllister | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 3 | 4 | 43 | 1 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Terrelle Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Fenderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamont Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Pathon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |